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### Question: Who is at highest risk for Hepatitis B ?
### Response: The likelihood that infection with the hepatitis B virus becomes chronic depends upon the age at which a person becomes infected. Children less than 6 years of age who become infected with the hepatitis B virus are the most likely to develop chronic infections:
80–90% of infants infected during the first year of life develop chronic infections 30–50%% of children infected before the age of 6 years develop chronic infections
In adults:
<5% of otherwise healthy adults who are infected will develop chronic infection 15–25% of adults who become chronically infected during childhood die from hepatitis B-related liver cancer or cirrhosis
Risk factors for hepatitis B infection include:
Being born, or having parents who were born in regions with high infection rates (including Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean) Being infected with HIV Being on hemodialysis Having multiple sex partners Men having sex with men
Most of the damage from the hepatitis B virus occurs because of the way the body responds to the infection. When the body's immune system detects the infection, it sends out special cells to fight it off. However, these disease-fighting cells can lead to liver inflammation.